MELBOURNE – Given how under the weather he is, the last thing Milos Raonic was looking to do was get caught up in a Gilles Simon strokefest that might have sapped whatever energy he brought to Hisense Arena Saturday evening.

MELBOURNE – There’s no way to predict how it will affect his effort, before the match even begins, but from his warmup Saturday before an encounter with France’s Gilles Simon, Raonic is a long way from 100 per cent.